Pulsed energy-time enangled twin-photon source for quantum communication

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作者
Brendel, J [1 ]
Gisin, N [1 ]
Tittel, W [1 ]
Zbinden, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Appl Phys Grp, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2594
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
A pulsed source of energy-time entangled photon pairs pumped by a standard laser diode is proposed and demonstrated. The basic states can be distinguished by their time of arrival. This greatly simplifies the realization of 2-photon quantum cryptography, Bell state analyzers, quantum teleportation, dense coding, entanglement swapping, GHZ-states sources, etc. Moreover, the entanglement is well protected during photon propagation in telecom optical fibers, opening the door to few-photon applications of quantum communication over long distances. [S0031-9007(99)08777-3].
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页码:2594 / 2597
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